by Dan Mitchell | Jul 5, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Energy
I’ve been wondering about Biden’s stupidest-ever tweet. Was it the one about corporate taxes, the one about class warfare, or the one about the deficit? The answer may be “none of the above.” That’s because this tweet about gas prices now may...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 28, 2022 | Blogs, Economics
I’ve long argued that it’s generally better to focus on employment rather than unemployment when assessing the health of the job market, and I had a chance to pontificate on that topic for Labor Relations Radio. Sadly, labor force participation numbers weren’t...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 19, 2022 | Blogs, Economics
As John Stossel discusses in this new video, few economic policies are as insanely foolish as rent control. As you saw in the video, supporters of rent control tend to be the cranks and crazies, such as Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 7, 2022 | Blogs, Economics
As far as I’m concerned, the huge reductions in global poverty in recent decades are the only evidence we need about the benefits of economic growth. This chart I shared in 2014 shows that output doubles much faster when annual...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 5, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
As part of a conference organized by the Face of Liberty International in Nigeria, I reviewed real–world evidence to explain the recipe needed for poor nations to become rich nations. With an emphasis on fiscal policy, of course. I think much of what I said is common...
